Our guest speaker was Tony Monley giving an update on Rotary District and Zone matters. Tony gave us a very comprehensive overview of the structures within Rotary and how each relates to the other. Tony also encouraged us to attend the Zone Conference which is being held at the Melbourne Convention Centre as it is now open to all Rotarians. The theme is People Planet Peace. Tony is the conference organiser so no doubt it will be a great conference.
District 9815 Environ awards were presented to the club by Pat Armstrong. Our club was presented a bronze and a silver award in recognition of our environmental programs.
Our International Director, David Alexander, spoke about the humanitarian crisis in Nepal. Our club will donate $5000 via RAWCS (Rotary Australia World Community Service) to help those in need in Nepal.
We also inducted Karen Choo as our newest member – Welcome Karen to the club
While Brian T was Chairing our Club meeting, Brian N was representing the Club at the Manningham Council Community Awards presentations and Celebrations. We received a four year partnership Community Grant of $25,400 per year, for the Rotary Manningham Family Festival which continues our long-standing partnership with Council.
There were some 38 Recipients with total grants of $2.5m, and these included our community partners Doncare, CareNet, and Ajani neighbourhood House.
Over the next three weeks we have some really great topics featuring, speakers on the Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA), the Rotary Foundation and International grants, and then a Projects night, when we will cover the final preparations for the Family Festival at Ruffey Lake Park on 25 October. Photos below: (1) Tony Monley, (2) Co-President Brian T with Pat Armstrong ESRAG Rep.
